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the mother earth has
given birth to yet another
dying lover,

cursing gently the sky at night,
'might i learn eyes that see,
free from this darkness,, starkness,
cold and pale'
the moon rises in the background

Nyxisity

"The Wreck of the Deutschland" is unquestionably Gerard Manley Hopkins' master work. It reflects where the true centre of this man of deep spirituality and towering intellect lay - in the heart, which is evoked 18 times during the course of the poem.

"The Wreck of the Deutschland" was written at the suggestion of one of his religious superiors after Hopkins confided his personal anguish at the death of 80 people, among whom were five Franciscan nuns, when the German ship The Deutschland ran aground at the mouth of the Thames in early December 1875. The poet-turned-priest was just emerging from a period of 7 years of literary silence during which time he completed his novitiate for the Jesuit priesthood.

"The Wreck of the Deutschland" was written in the months immediately after the ship-wreck. The poem was deemed "unpublishable" both by his Jesuit community and by his close friend, the Poet-Laureate Robert Bridges. When Bridges finally gathered Hopkins' poems together and published them 30 years after his friend's death, in his introduction, he described the poem as, "a great dragon folded in the gate to forbid all entrance."

This audio interpretation offers a small attempt to revise Bridges' sombre judgement and suggests, rather, that this symphonic poem holds an infinite cask of jewelled insights into the nature of Gerard Manley Hopkins and his understanding of human frailty, of human strength, of human tragedy, and of divine mercy.

Production Notes

Music
Odd Jensen (Havdis). Coast
Nina Selyanina. Counterpoint
Nico Di Stefano. Framenti
(remix: vincentd)

Effects
Manda_g. Owls (Freesound)
Urupin. Chiming Clock (Freesound)
Erdie. Mega-thunder (Freesound)
Deku. Wind and rain by the sea (Freesound)
Wisslgisse. Wind (Freesound)
Corsica_S. Seaside Cove Waves (Freesound)
CGEffex. Pirate Ship at Bay

Voice
Vincent Di Stefano

Production
Vincent Di Stefano

Comments or questions welcome at: vincent@thehealingproject.net.au


The Wreck Of The Deutschland

remix for The Magic Horse - Shannon Brown solo.

QUESTION MARK

Shadow Night 01

Contemplation on the passing of everything and everyone. Dedicated to memories of Yasmin.

The Passing

RESPIRO BLANCO G.Scola  Questa Mattina Abbiamo Vent'anni

At the request of Giuseppe Cacciola for his album "Brick Dance", I conceived and interpreted the texts for the beginning and the end of the album: "Once upon a time" and "Stars".

01 Once Upon A Time (Music Giuseppe Cacciola-Text and voice Gualtiero Scola)

LA DIVINA COMMEDIA
di
Dante Alighieri
Letta da Gualtiero Scola

Il progetto prevede la registrazione audio di tutti i canti che compongono la Divina Commedia di Dante Alighieri, la loro sonorizzazione e “pubblicazione” sulla piattaforma gratuita di You Tube, per favorire la massima divulgazione possibile dell’ opera presso studenti; appassionati; e nuovi possibili fruitori di questa maestosa opera. Per un ascolto ottimale si consiglia l’uso di cuffie.

Intendo proporre una interpretazione  di stampo teatrale, senza eccessivi slanci interpretativi ma al contempo senza quella  monotonia data da letture attente quasi esclusivamente alla metrica delle terzine dantesche.  L’idea è quella di vivere le emozioni del poeta attraverso le sue terzine, di vivere i timori, le timidezze, lo sconcerto di Dante nel percorrere i gironi dell’inferno, fino ad arrivare all’incanto delle visioni paradisiache. Non intendo utilizzare le terzine per dare risalto all’interpretazione, al contrario, con tutta l’umiltà e il rispetto che l’opera richiede, intendo utilizzare l’interpretazione per far vivere l’incanto poetico e immaginativo delle terzine dantesche.
Mi interessa  lavorare su di una sonorizzazione moderna, dove anche l’elettronica  possa mettersi al servizio delle molteplici sfaccettature che l’opera di Dante ci propone: volumi, spessore della voce,  riverberi,  atmosfere sonore,  senza mortificare la concezione metrica del lavoro, ma al contrario cercando di entrare anche ritmicamente nella visione dantesca.”
Gualtiero Scola

THE DIVINE COMEDY
of
Dante Alighieri
Read by Gualtiero Scola

The project envisions the audio recording of all the songs that make up Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, their sounding and "publication" on the free platform of You Tube, in order to facilitate the maximum disclosure of the work to students; passionate; And new potential users of this majestic work. For best listening, headphones are recommended.
"I certainly do not intend to rival the historical interpretations of Vittorio Gassman, Carmelo Bene, Giorgio Albertazzi or Arnoldo Foa, nor with the immense and well-deserved work done by Roberto Benigni, but thanks to the facility provided by web platform like You Tube or soundcloud, I would like Involve students in the study of the Divine Comedy, making the reading of songs something unexpectedly modern, comprehensible and familiar, and eventually bringing them to appreciate the great interpretations of the past.
I intend to propose a theatrical interpretation without excessive interpretative impulse but at the same time without the monotony given by careful reading almost exclusively to the metric of the Dantesque Terzines. The idea is to experience the poet's emotions through his side, to experience fears, timidities, Dante's distraction in his journey through the hell of hell, to the enchantment of the heavenly visions. I do not intend to use terzines to emphasize interpretation, on the contrary, with all the humility and respect that the work requires, I intend to use the interpretation to give life to the poetic and imaginative charm of Dantesque Terzines and the characters that Appear in the work.
I am interested in working on a modern sound, where electronics can also be put to the service of the many facets Dante's work proposes: volume, volume of speech, reverberation, sound atmospheres, without mortifying the metric concept of work but On the contrary trying to enter rhythmically in Dante's vision.

Inferno Canto terzo   III  (read by Gualtiero Scola)

LA DIVINA COMMEDIA
di
Dante Alighieri
Letta da Gualtiero Scola

Il progetto prevede la registrazione audio di tutti i canti che compongono la Divina Commedia di Dante Alighieri, la loro sonorizzazione e “pubblicazione” sulla piattaforma gratuita di You Tube, per favorire la massima divulgazione possibile dell’ opera presso studenti; appassionati; e nuovi possibili fruitori di questa maestosa opera. Per un ascolto ottimale si consiglia l’uso di cuffie.

Intendo proporre una interpretazione di stampo teatrale, senza eccessivi slanci interpretativi ma al contempo senza quella monotonia data da letture attente quasi esclusivamente alla metrica delle terzine dantesche. L’idea è quella di vivere le emozioni del poeta attraverso le sue terzine, di vivere i timori, le timidezze, lo sconcerto di Dante nel percorrere i gironi dell’inferno, fino ad arrivare all’incanto delle visioni paradisiache. Non intendo utilizzare le terzine per dare risalto all’interpretazione, al contrario, con tutta l’umiltà e il rispetto che l’opera richiede, intendo utilizzare l’interpretazione per far vivere l’incanto poetico e immaginativo delle terzine dantesche.
Mi interessa lavorare su di una sonorizzazione moderna, dove anche l’elettronica possa mettersi al servizio delle molteplici sfaccettature che l’opera di Dante ci propone: volumi, spessore della voce, riverberi, atmosfere sonore, senza mortificare la concezione metrica del lavoro, ma al contrario cercando di entrare anche ritmicamente nella visione dantesca.”
Gualtiero Scola
THE DIVINE COMEDY
of
Dante Alighieri
Read by Gualtiero Scola

The project envisions the audio recording of all the songs that make up Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, their sounding and "publication" on the free platform of You Tube, in order to facilitate the maximum disclosure of the work to students; passionate; And new potential users of this majestic work. For best listening, headphones are recommended.
"I certainly do not intend to rival the historical interpretations of Vittorio Gassman, Carmelo Bene, Giorgio Albertazzi or Arnoldo Foa, nor with the immense and well-deserved work done by Roberto Benigni, but thanks to the facility provided by web platforms like You Tube or soundcloud, I would like Involve students in the study of the Divine Comedy, making the reading of songs something unexpectedly modern, comprehensible and familiar, and eventually bringing them to appreciate the great interpretations of the past.
I intend to propose a theatrical interpretation without excessive interpretative impulse but at the same time without the monotony given by careful reading almost exclusively to the metric of the Dantesque Terzines. The idea is to experience the poet's emotions through his side, to experience fears, timidities, Dante's distraction in his journey through the hell of hell, to the enchantment of the heavenly visions. I do not intend to use terzines to emphasize interpretation, on the contrary, with all the humility and respect that the work requires, I intend to use the interpretation to give life to the poetic and imaginative charm of Dantesque Terzines and the characters that Appear in the work.
I am interested in working on a modern sound, where electronics can also be put to the service of the many facets Dante's work proposes: volume, volume of speech, reverberation, sound atmospheres, without mortifying the metric concept of work but On the contrary trying to enter rhythmically in Dante's vision.

Inferno Canto Quinto   V  (read by Gualtiero Scola)

خسرو شکیبایی - آفتاب میشود - شعر از فروغ فرخزاد

featuring Christian Herzer (written and performed all piano parts)

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Kevin Spacey

My tribute to a poem that is dear to my heart; The Laughing Heart, by Charles Bukowski.

Synthetic Epiphany - The Laughing Heart - Free Download

Having recently retired as an educator in and practitioner of osteopathy and herbal medicine, I now offer this small collection of original poems and interpretations of the works of selected poets as a contribution to the needed greater healing that emanates from the heart of the poetic traditions.

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